Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care Dentistry
- Grade
- GP00
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 3 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 990-MIDE-6437738-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Westbridge Place
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £103,336 - £107,643 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Foundation Training Programme Director
GP00
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
A Training Programme Director (TPD) is primarily responsible for the commissioning and provision of, and quality managing Dental Foundation Training within NHS Primary Care dental practices in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Scheme.
The Dental Foundation Training Programme Director will be accountable
to the Postgraduate Dental Dean under the direction of the Associate Dean/Regional Advisor/Patch Dean or equivalent, for the discharge of his/her responsibilities.
The post holder will have a demonstrable working knowledge of the aims and objectives of Dental Foundation Training and NHS General Dental Practice.
They will act as a point of support for Educational Supervisors and Foundation Dentists involved with the Dental Foundation Training Scheme and will contribute to training and delivery of educational programmes relevant to DFT.
Main duties of the job
- Provide the Postgraduate Dental Dean or their nominee with regular Quality Management reports and other reports as and when required
- Where appropriate, liaise with the Local Office of NHS England (or its agents) regarding Dental Foundation Training
- Able to work as an integral part of the Dental Foundation Training Programme team to develop quality-based training for Foundation Dentists in the WT&E Local Office programmes to national and regional standards
- Provide and receive complex or sensitive communications and ensure that information is shared with a degree of tact, diplomacy and/or sensitivity in a suitable format for the relevant audience.
- Establish and proactively maintain effective relationships with stakeholders within internal and external networks
- Input and contribution to relevant internal/external project groups
- Attend regional and national meetings as required
- Liaise effectively (as required) with NHS England WT&E educational and regulatory organisations e.g. LEPs, GDC, WT&E and other NHS stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues within the medical and dental professions; this includes attendance at meetings of TPDs and ESs and other committees as appropriate
- When required and briefed, represent the Postgraduate Dental Dean and present the views of the WT&E Local Office to outside bodies
- Liaise and work collaboratively with clinical educators, the administrative team, and other members of the WT&E Local Office
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
3 sessions available (12hours)
Oversight of Dental Foundation training in the Midlands region, with responsibility for the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire scheme
Oversight of the learner and the learning environment
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GDC Registered Dentist
- Primary Dental Qualification
- At least 5 years experience as a Dental Practitioner
Desirable criteria
- Currently working within an NHS dental practice for the duration of the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience and training in clinical and educational supervision to include Foundation Dentists
- Experience of educational leadership
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of the recommendations of Advancing Dental Care/ DERP
Abilities and Values
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable approach with a positive attitude to change
- To promote effective workplace learning and to promote a values-based culture in line with HEE and NHS values
- Ability to maintain effective and productive working relationships with colleagues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fleur Kellett
- Job title
- Associate Dean - Dental Foundation Training
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0116 312 0616
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